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chip fracture

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chip fracture,
any small fragmental fracture, usually one involving a bony process near a joint.

chip fracture
A small fracture through a bone region that serves as the site of a ligamentous attachment. See Fracture.


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Type III is a chip fracture on the anteroinferior portion of the lateral process that is limited to the subtalar joint; this type may be treated conservatively or surgically, depending upon the severity of the injury.
Severe sprains are associated with ligament rupture, chip fractures, and cartilage injuries should have magnetic resonance imaging.
The fracture did not exhibit the classic features for nonaccidental trauma, such as a spiral fracture or a chip fracture of the corner of the metaphysis, according to the radiologist.
 
 
 
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